Civil – Page 2 – Hampton Roads Ship Model Society

Ambrose (LV-87)

1907 lightship. Part of South Street Seaport Museum..

Lightship 101 (LV-101/WAL-524)

Lightship 101 was built in 1915 and served for 48 years off the coasts of Virginia, Delaware and Massachusetts. Although she was never stationed there, she has taken on the city’s name after being donated to the city of Portsmouth, Virginia in 1964.

Santa Maria

Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.

Model of Christopher Columbus' ship 'Nina' - View from port bow

Niña

One of three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his expedition that reached the West Indies